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Inishturk, Ireland, has a population of 58 and its people—according to a widely circulated Internet rumor—have offered refuge to any Americans who want to flee from a Donald Trump presidency. This charming documentary by MEL Films, <i>Make Inishturk Great Again</i>, takes us to the sparsely inhabited …

New forms of technology are bound to change how we live.<p>We asked Ian Pearson, a futurist with an 85% accuracy record, what new technology we can expect to see by 2050 and how it will change the way we live.<p>Scroll down to see Pearson's biggest predictions about the future:

And all the other little islands in the known world<p>Now that <i>Game of Thrones</i> is over for another year, it's time to try and find something that can fill that hole in your heart that aches every Sunday night. In an attempt to ease the pain, the team over at Quarter Maester has put together an …

Not much is definitively proven about consciousness, the awareness of one’s existence and surroundings, other than that it’s somehow linked to the brain. But theories as to how, exactly, grey matter generates consciousness are challenged when a fully-conscious man is found to be missing most of his …

Our friend Aaron had something cool happen to him last week. He got a call from a headhunter about a job that sounded like it was right up Aaron’s alley. Aaron doesn’t like his current job very much and he was thinking about starting a job search, so the recruiter’s call couldn’t have come at a …

Street artist Nychos dissects pop culture icons in anatomical portraits at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery.<p>For Nychos, everyday is Halloween. The Austrian street artist just finished a multi-platform public installation in New York’s Flatiron Plaza, a collaboration with the Vienna Tourism board, that …

Iron maidens? Chastity belts? These objects will make you think twice about what you learned in history class.<p>Considering their literal and figurative positions atop pedestals, historical objects in museums, films, or books can seem like infallible sources of knowledge. These same objects, found in …

For example, did you know that there were redbacks before there were greenbacks? And that after the Revolutionary War our currency was so worthless that the phrase "not worth a Continental" was a regular part of everyday language?<p>But beyond these interesting tidbits, the evolution of American …

Love is also an enormous pain in the ass.<p>Marriage is hard work.<p>(Older people are nodding right now while young people are probably sticking their fingers in their ears and reciting their favorite lines from "The Notebook.")<p>So how do you make love last?<p>What myths about love are leading us astray and …

The spectrum of light emitted by tiny, simple molecules floating in the center of the galaxy could help solve one of life's greatest mysteries.<p>The molecules that make up our world can be left- or right-handed – and their orientation, otherwise known as their chirality, makes a big difference. The …

Credit<p>Most of us don't think we are living in a futuristic utopia. But if you look around at many of the exciting advancements in technology, you will see that life is starting to look more and more like science fiction every day.<p>Cool new technologies are emerging constantly in the science world. …

That cozy feeling you get when it's raining out and you're indoors? There's a name for it.<p>Emotional life is far richer than the vocabulary we have to describe it. Sadness, joy, exhilaration, regret, fury, etc., bleed into each other, creating unique blends in which one emotion is tinged with …

A dragon rears up bang in the middle of the road, wings outstretched, marking an invisible boundary. She (or he — with a dragon, how can you tell?) clutches a shield with scaly claws and snarls silently westward. The dragon is only a statue, perched on a fancy marble base with a relief of Queen …

Being poor isn’t just about not having money–it also has damaging physical effects.<p>Being poor is about more than just finances. A growing body of research has shown for awhile that the cycle of poverty is also psychological–and physiological. Having no money makes people stressed, which changes …